Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

age

Chinese: 年龄。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ling” becomes a different word in each tone. 龄 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

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Common Words

  • 年龄nián líng(a person's) age
  • 高龄gāo língelderly
  • 大龄dà língolder (than average in a group, at school, for marriage etc)
  • 学龄xué língschool age
  • 同龄tóng língof the same age

Example Sentence

这棵古树的年龄已经超过了一百岁。Zhè kē gǔ shù de nián líng yǐ jīng chāo guò le yì bǎi suì.This ancient tree is over a hundred years old.

ZhèthisM for plantsancientshùtreedeof年龄nián líng(a person's) age已经yǐ jīngalready超过chāo guòto surpassle(completed action)onebǎihundredsuìyears old